Overview

Punta Popy is a kitesurfing spot located in Las Terrenas, on the Samana Peninsula in the Dominican Republic. The spot faces the Atlantic and benefits from the easterly trade winds. The water offers choppy conditions suited to intermediate riders. Las Terrenas is a popular tourist destination with good infrastructure.

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Spot forecast for punta popy

Sunrise 06:34 · Sunset 18:11

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< 7 kn7–12 kn13–20 kn21–30 kn31–40 kn41+ kn Gusts Your minimum: 7 kn

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Wave height: < 0.5 m 0.5–1 m 1–2 m 2–3 m ≥ 3 m

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Tides

Heights above lowest astronomical tide, in the spot's local time. Computed 3.1 km from the spot.

Tuesday 20 October High tide 03:35 · 0.5 m Low tide 09:28 · 0.2 m High tide 16:10 · 0.6 m Low tide 22:46 · 0.3 m
Wednesday 21 October High tide 04:34 · 0.5 m Low tide 10:32 · 0.3 m High tide 16:56 · 0.6 m Low tide 23:23 · 0.2 m
Thursday 22 October High tide 05:27 · 0.6 m Low tide 11:34 · 0.3 m High tide 17:40 · 0.6 m Low tide 23:58 · 0.2 m
Friday 23 October High tide 06:15 · 0.6 m Low tide 12:31 · 0.2 m High tide 18:24 · 0.6 m
Saturday 24 October Low tide 00:34 · 0.2 m High tide 07:02 · 0.7 m Low tide 13:26 · 0.2 m High tide 19:07 · 0.5 m

punta popy: when to go?

Rideable days and hours computed for a minimum wind of 7 knots · log in to set your own (foil, twin-tip…)

Season · peak

162h

in January · 21.5 rideable days

Wind is uneven from month to month: the best months are July, June and August, at 24 rideable days and 31 °C. The low point is October, at 10.5 days.

Rideable days per month

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 100%13-20 knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 100% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 28 °C. The wettest month is April, with 184 mm.

Monthly averages: punta popy

Monthly averages — punta popy — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	21.5	162 h	28 °C	37 mm
February	21.0	162 h	28 °C	55 mm
March	21.0	149 h	29 °C	39 mm
April	19.5	176 h	29 °C	184 mm
May	18.5	122 h	30 °C	154 mm
June	23.0	197 h	31 °C	122 mm
July	27.5	248 h	31 °C	73 mm
August	22.0	166 h	31 °C	95 mm
September	12.5	73 h	32 °C	93 mm
October	10.5	51 h	31 °C	182 mm
November	12.0	69 h	29 °C	161 mm
December	15.5	95 h	28 °C	108 mm

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Technical details of punta popy spot

The spot works with winds from ENE, E, ESE.

Depending on conditions: NE, SE.

RideableDepending on conditions Not rideable

Spot opening date · Required level

Spot opening date: Open all year round
Required level: Intermediate

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